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NBA – Bulls G Ball to have knee surgery, sidelined 6-8 weeks

The Chicago Bulls say guard Lonzo Ball will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to be out six to eight weeks. Ball has missed three games since a 42-point loss to Golden State last week. Coach Billy Donovan said Wednesday the team had switched up his treatment, hoping he would avoid surgery, after he didn’t respond well to the initial regimen. Ball had the same knee scoped in 2018 when he was with the Lakers.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Indiana Pacers 121, Golden State Warriors 117 – OT

Pacers 121, Warriors 117 – OT – Undermanned Pacers stun Curry, Warriors 121-117 in overtime

Keifer Sykes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:41 left in overtime and a layup the next possession, Chris Duarte scored 27 points, and the undermanned Indiana Pacers beat Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 121-117. Golden State got one more chance with 6.4 seconds left after a jump ball and Klay Thompson checked in but couldn’t get a shot off. Curry scored 39 but none in overtime, missing a 3 from the top of the arc with 16.5 seconds left in the extra session.

Tonight

Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:00 p.m.

Detroit Pistons at Utah Jazz, 9:00 p.m.

NFL – National Football League – Divisional Round

Saturday

Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans, 4:30 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday

Los Angeles Rams at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:00 p.m.

Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs, 6:30 p.m.

NFL – Bears interview Leftwich, McKenzie for coach, GM positions

The Chicago Bears interviewed Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and longtime NFL executive Reggie McKenzie for their coach and general manager jobs. Tampa Bay has set franchise records for points and touchdowns in each of Leftwich’s three seasons as offensive coordinator. The Buccaneers won the Super Bowl last season after Tom Brady arrived from New England. McKenzie was a senior personnel executive with the Miami Dolphins the past three seasons. He spent 18 years in Green Bay’s front office and had a hand in two Super Bowl championships. He was the Packers’ director of football operations from 2008 to 2011 and was the Oakland Raiders’ general manager from 2012 to 2018.

Cowboys' Prescott fined $25,000 for comments about officials

The NFL has fined Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott $25,000 for comments condoning fans throwing objects at officials after a wild-card loss to San Francisco. The fine comes after Prescott apologized in a series of tweets. When told after the game that fans were throwing objects at officials, Prescott said, “Credit to them then.” He initially called it “sad” because he was told the objects were being thrown at Dallas players. The Cowboys blamed officials for the club running out of time trying to set up for a final play in the 23-17 loss to the 49ers.

NHL – National Hockey League

Tonight

Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NCAA – NCAA ratifies new constitution, paving way to restructuring

NCAA member schools have ratified a new, pared-down constitution. It clears the way for a decentralized approach to governing college sports that will hand more power to schools and conferences. The NCAA’s three divisions will now be empowered to govern themselves. College sports leaders hope that will reduce legal exposure for the NCAA after a resounding rebuke from the Supreme Court last year. For Division II and III, there will be little change. But there could be a massive overhaul in Division I, which has hundreds of big schools and millions of dollars tied closely to football and basketball.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Last Night

Chicago Bulls 117, Cleveland Cavaliers 104

Detroit Pistons 133, Sacramento Kings 131

Indiana Pacers 111, Los Angeles Lakers 104

Bulls 117, Cavaliers 104 – DeRozan, Vucevic lead way as Bulls hold off Cavs 117-104

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the struggling Chicago Bulls ended the game on a 14-2 run to hold off the surging Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104 on Wednesday night. The Bulls steadied themselves after losing a season-high four straight and falling into a first-place tie with Miami in the Eastern Conference. They answered in a big way when Cleveland pulled within 103-102 on a 3 by former Bull Lauri Markkanen and free throw by Isaac Okoro. Ayo Dosunmu nailed a 3-pointer for Chicago with just over four minutes remaining to start the decisive rally. Vucevic hit two 3s and a layup during that stretch, helping Chicago stop Cleveland’s season-high five-game win streak. Markkanen led Cleveland with 28 points.

Pistons 133, Kings 131 – Joseph hits winner, Pistons rally late to stun Kings 133-131

Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131. Saddiq Bey had 30 points and seven rebounds to help the Pistons win their fourth in seven games. Kelly Olynyk added a season-high 22 points and nine rebounds in his first game since November. Joseph, the former Kings guard who was dealt to the Pistons at the trade deadline last year, finished with 19 points and nine assists. Terence Davis scored 14 of his career-high 35 points in the fourth quarter for the Kings. De’Aaron Fox added 27 points, eight assists and six rebounds but missed a 14-footer at the buzzer. Sacramento has dropped seven of nine.

Pacers 111, Lakers 104 – Pacers roll past Lakers in 4th quarter for skid-stopping win

The Indiana Pacers increased the pressure on Lakers coach Frank Vogel with a 111-104 victory over Los Angeles. Caris LeVert scored a franchise-record 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 as the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak with just their second victory in 12 games. Domantas Sabonis had 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists while Indiana roared past the Lakers in the fourth. LeBron James had 30 points and 12 rebounds in the Lakers' fourth loss in five games. Before the game, Vogel shrugged off widespread rumors of his expected firing if the Lakers don’t make immediate headway in their mediocre season.

Tonight

Indiana Pacers at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Today

Western Michigan at Central Michigan, PPD

NCAAMBKB – Notre Dame's Blake Wesley making a name for himself

Blake Wesley arrived at Notre Dame without some of the same fanfare as other incoming freshmen. But an explosive start to his freshman season has put Wesley in the conversation about college basketball’s best players and he could possibly become the Irish's first one-and-done player. Wesley has flourished since becoming a starter seven games into the season, averaging 14.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He’s proven to be an explosive finisher at the rim and has not shied away from challenges, scoring 24 points in front of 14,000 opposing fans at Illinois.

NHL – NHL reschedules games, season set to end on time April 29

The NHL has revealed new dates for 98 games postponed this season for coronavirus-related reasons. The changes include moving 23 other games around and 95 filling the gap that previously was scheduled for the Olympic break. The regular season is still scheduled to end April 29 as previously planned. The league had been hoping to keep an early May start to the playoffs in order to awa...

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball

Yesterday

Michigan 83, Maryland 64

Akron 74, Western Michigan 73

Kent State 56, Eastern Michigan 47

Central Michigan at Buffalo, PPD

Michigan 83, Maryland 64 – Michigan gets first win in a month, slams Maryland 83-64

Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points, grabbed six rebounds and distributed six assists and Michigan beat Maryland 83-64 for their first win in a month. Michigan never trailed. The Wolverines used a 9-0 run to extend their lead to 20-9 with Caleb Houstan scoring a layup and a three-point play to ignite the 81-second outburst. Michigan finished the half up 39-19 before The Terrapins established some momentum and closed to 57-44 with an 11-6 run with 11:12 remaining. But Fatts Russell missed a contested layup and Frankie Collins laid in an acrobatic lob off a pass from Eli Brooks and Michigan was never threatened again.

Akron 74, WMU 73 – Ali sinks game winner sending Akron over W. Michigan 74-73

Ali Ali scored 18 points and his basket with 5.4-seconds left capped an 11-0 Akron run and the Zips beat Western Michigan 74-73 on Tuesday night. Enrique Freeman had 15 points and eight rebounds and Xavier Castaneda scored 14 points and distributed six assists for Akron. B. Artis White scored a career-high 23 points for the Broncos.

Kent State 56, EMU 47 – Jacobs scores 17 to lead Kent St. past E. Michigan 56-47

Malique Jacobs scored 17 points and Tervell Beck and Sincere Carry each scored 11 points and Kent State beat Eastern Michigan 56-47. The Golden Flashes led by nine at halftime in holding the Eagles to a season low 17-point first half. Reserve Bryce McBride was the Eagles’ only double-digit scorer with 20 points.

NCAAWBKB – Women’s College Basketball

Tonight

Western Michigan at Eastern Michigan, 7:00 p.m.

Central Michigan at Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.

Michigan State at (6) Indiana, PPD

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Golden State Warriors 102, Detroit Pistons 86

Warriors 102, Pistons 86 – Splash Brothers Curry, Thompson lead Warriors past Pistons

Klay Thompson scored 21 points, Stephen Curry had 18, and the Golden State Warriors returned from a tough trip to beat the Detroit Pistons 102-86. Curry was back after a one-game absence. He shot 6 for 11 with four 3-pointers and added eight assists. He fell on his right hand during a win at Chicago on Friday, then missed Sunday’s 119-99 loss at Minnesota. Andrew Wiggins scored 19 points for the Warriors, who were coming off a 1-3 road stretch. Thompson found a groove in his second home game since returning from two devastating injuries and surgeries that cost him more than 2 1/2 years.

Tonight

Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m.

Detroit Pistons at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 p.m.

Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League

Yesterday

Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, PPD

NHL – NHL to stop testing asymptomatic players post-All-Star break

The NHL will stop testing asymptomatic players, coaches and staff who are fully vaccinated following the All-Star break. The only exception is when the tests are needed for crossing the U.S.-Canada border. The league and Players' Association agreed to keep the five-day isolation period that went into place in late December. The league says positive COVID-19 test results are declining. The NHL and NHLPA will review protocols again Jan. 31. So far this season, 104 games have been postponed. Several of those were prompted by attendance restrictions in Canada.

PHF – Women's hockey league to increase salary cap, add 2 teams

The Premier Hockey Federation is more than doubling each of its six teams’ salary caps to $750,

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Memphis Grizzlies 119, Chicago Bulls 106

Los Angeles Clippers 139, Indiana Pacers 133

Grizzlies 119, Bulls 106 – Bane, Morant score 25 apiece to lead Grizzlies past Bulls

Desmond Bane and Ja Morant scored 25 points each, and the Memphis Grizzlies dominated the short-handed Chicago Bulls 119-106 on Monday afternoon. Brandon Clarke added 15 points and seven rebounds in the main event of the 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The Grizzlies have won 12 of their last 13. DeMar DeRozan led the Bulls with 24 points and five assists, while Coby White finished with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists. Chicago lost its fourth straight.

Clippers 139, Pacers 133 – Batum scores season-high 32, Clippers beat Pacers 139-133

Nicolas Batum scored all of his season-high 32 points in a second half, Reggie Jackson added 26 points and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Indiana Pacers 139-133 in a matchup of sub-.500 teams. Marcus Morris added 21 points for the Clippers, who snapped a two-game skid. Caris LeVert scored 26 points before fouling out with 28 seconds to play and Chris Duarte added 24 points to lead seven Pacers in double figures. They’ve lost four in a row and 10 of 11. The Pacers got within three points with 30 seconds remaining in the game, but Jackson dunked and the Clippers held on for the win.

Tonight

Detroit Pistons at Golden State Warriors, 10:00 p.m.

NHL – National Hockey League

Yesterday

Detroit Red Wings 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 – OT

Seattle Kraken 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – Shootout

Red Wings 3, Sabres 2 – OT – Larkin scores 2 in Red Wings' 3-2 OT win over Sabres

Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal in regulation and notched the winner 2:07 into overtime to give the Detroit Red Wings a 3-2 comeback win over the Buffalo Sabres in snowbound western New York. Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Red Wings, who beat Buffalo for the second time in three days. Alex Nedelkovic made 26 saves. Henri Jokiharju and Jeff Skinner scored for the slumping Sabres, who have lost eight in a row at home. Aaron Dell stopped 32 shots. Only about 1,000 fans braved a snowstorm that dumped around 2 feet of snow on the region.

Kraken 3, Blackhawks 2 – SO – Kraken snap 9-game losing streak, beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO

Ryan Donato scored the tying goal early in the third period, Joonas Donskoi scored in the shootout and the Seattle Kraken snapped their nine-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Donato scored at 2:02 of the third period to pull Seattle even at 2. Donato scored in the second round of the shootout and Donskoi scored the winner past Marc-Andre Fleury. It was Seattle’s first win since Dec. 14 at San Jose and first home win since Dec. 3 against Edmonton. The Kraken are 1-16-1 when trailing after two periods. Fleury made 35 saves and had 14 in the third period alone.

Tonight

Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers, PPD

NHL – NHL pioneer O'Ree says having Bruins retire jersey an honor

Willie O’Ree became the NHL's first Black player on Jan. 18, 1958. Sixty-four years later, the Boston Bruins will retire his No. 22 jersey. He'll be the 12th player in team history to have that honor. O’Ree had planned on being at the Bruins' game against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday to watch the jersey get lifted into the rafters, but persisting concerns about the pandemic changed those plans. He will now participate virtually from his home in San Diego. Since 1998, O'Ree has been an NHL diversity ambassador, working to foster more inclusion and combat the racism that still exists in league.

NFL – National Football League – Super Wild Card Weekend

Last Night

Los Angeles Rams 34, Arizona Cardinals 11

Rams 34,

NBA – National Basketball Association

Yesterday

Phoenix Suns 135, Detroit Pistons 108

Suns 135, Pistons 108 – Booker, McGee help Suns rout Pistons in Michigan homecoming

Devin Booker scored 30 points and JaVale McGee added 20 in their Michigan homecomings to help the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns rout the Detroit Pistons 135-108 on Sunday. Booker grew up in Grand Rapids, and McGee is from Flint. Booker made 11 of his first 14 shots. McGee was 9 for 10, taking over after Suns starting center DeAndre Ayton left in the first quarter because of a sprained ankle. Cameron Payne also had 20 points for Phoenix. The Suns have won the first three games on their four-game trip and six of seven to improve to 33-9. The are an NBA-best 16-4 on the road. Pistons rookie Cade Cunningham had 21 points before being ejected in the third quarter.

Today

Chicago Bulls at Memphis Grizzlies, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30 p.m.

NBA – East-leading Bulls opening eyes, next up: suprising Memphis

The Chicago Bulls have been a one of the surprise teams in the NBA this season despite a recent rut. The Bulls own the best record in the Eastern Conference with DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine leading the way. They’re establishing themselves as a serious threat for the first time since Derrick Rose elicited “MVP! MVP!” chants from his thrilled hometown fans. DeRozan is now hearing those same chants. With the Bears siting out the NFL postseason and the Blackhawks struggling, the Bulls are in line for their first playoff appearance since the 2016-17 season. Chicago is looking to break a three-game losing streak Monday when it visits the surprising Memphis Grizzlies.

NFL – National Football League – Super Wild Card Weekend

Saturday

Cincinnati 26, Las Vegas 19

Buffalo 47, New England 17

Yesterday

Tampa Bay 31, Philadelphia 15

San Francisco 23, Dallas 17

Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 21

Buccaneers 31, Eagles 15 – Brady throws for 2 TDs, SB champions dominate Eagles 31-15

Tom Brady threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers launch their bid for a return to the Super Bowl with a dominating 31-15 NFC wild-card playoff victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. The defending champions set the tempo from the start, with Brady leading a pair of long TD drives in the opening quarter and building the lead to 17-0 by halftime. The seven-time Super Bowl winner finished off the Eagles with TD passes of 2 yards to Rob Gronkowski and 36 yards to Mike Evans, improving his dazzling playoff record to 35-11 in a record 46 postseason starts.

49ers 23, Cowboys 17 – 49ers hang on over Cowboys 23-17 in chaotic wild-card finish

Versatile receiver Deebo Samuel ran 26 yards for a touchdown the play after an interception by Dak Prescott and the San Francisco 49ers held on for a 23-17 wild-card victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers overcame an interception by Jimmy Garoppolo when they led by 13 in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys had a final chance with 32 seconds remaining and were at the San Francisco 41 with 14 seconds to go when Prescott took off up the middle intending to slide and spike the ball for a final play. But Dallas didn’t get the snap off from the 24 until after the clock hit 0:00.

Chiefs 42, Steelers 21 – Mahomes leads Chiefs to 42-21 wild-card romp over Steelers

Patrick Mahomes threw for 404 yards and five touchdowns, Travis Kelce caught a TD pass and threw another one, and the Chiefs sent Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger into his expected retirement with a 42-21 win in the wild-card round of the playoffs Sunday night. Byron Pringle caught touchdown passes from both Mahomes and Kelce, and Jerick McKinnon and Tyreek Hill also reeled in scoring catches for the Chiefs.

 

 

This week we talk St. Joe, Lake Michigan Catholic, Lakeshore, Michigan Lutheran, and Benton Harbor Girls' Basketball...

 

NHL – National Hockey League

Last Night

Winnipeg Jets 3, Detroit Red Wings 0

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 – OT

Jets 3, Red Wings 0 – Connor Hellebuyck stops 33 shots, Jets beat Red Wings 3-0

Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season and Andrew Copp scored twice in the Winnipeg Jets’ 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Kyle Connor added an empty-net goal in Winnipeg’s first game since a 7-1 loss in Colorado a week ago and just its fourth since Dec. 19. The Jets, who dressed six players on emergency recall, had seven postponements during that stretch. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 29 shots for Detroit. The Red Wings were shut out for the fifth time this season.

Blackhawks 3, Canadiens 2 – OT – Kurashev, Blackhawks sink NHL-worst Canadiens in OT

Philipp Kurashev scored 2:24 into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. Montreal, a defending Stanley Cup finalist, has dropped five straight and is 1-9-3 in its past 13 games. The Canadiens are 7-24-5 overall and fell behind Arizona for the worst record in hockey when the Coyotes beat Toronto on Wednesday. Dominik Kubalik and Patrick Kane also scored for Chicago, which won its third in a row. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots. Jeff Petry and Mike Hoffman scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault stopped 28 shots.

Saturday

Buffalo Sabres at Detroit Red Wings, 7:00 p.m.

Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m.

NHL – Ovechkin, McDavid, Draisaitl headline NHL All-Star roster

Washington star Alexander Ovechkin and high-scoring Edmonton teammates Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl headline the rosters for the NHL All-Star Weekend announced Thursday. Selected for the eighth time, Ovechkin led voting in the Metropolitan Division to earn the captaincy for the Feb. 4-5 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event features a three-game tournament played in a 3-on-3 format, with 11-man teams from each of the league’s four divisions. A player will be added to each team through Last Men In voting that ends Monday night.

NFL – National Football League – Super Wild Card Weekend

Saturday

Las Vegas Raiders at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:30 p.m.

New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday

Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:00 p.m.

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m.

Monday

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m.

NFL – Bears interview Kelly, Browns exec Adofo-Mensah for GM job

The Chicago Bears interviewed front-office executive Champ Kelly and Cleveland Browns vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah for their general manager job. Kelly has worked for the Bears the past seven years, as director of pro scouting from  2015 to 2016 and director of player personnel since 2017. He was with Denver from 2007 to 2014, rising from college scout to assistant coordinator of college and pro scouting. Kelly was a receiver and defensive back at Kentucky from 1998 to 2001. Adofo-Mensah comes with an analytics background over nine years in the NFL. He spent the past two seasons under Browns GM Andrew Berry after working in San Francisco’s research and development department from 2013 to 2019. Adofo-Mensah played basketball at Princeton.

NBA – National Basketball Association

Tonight

Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m.

Phoenix Suns at Indiana Pacers, 7:00 p.m.

Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Chicago at Boston, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday

Golden State at Detroit, 1:00 p.m.

NBA – Bol fails physical, trade between Pistons and Nuggets halted